NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 04: Jay Bruce #19 and Neil Walker #20 of the New York Mets celebrate after defeating the New York Yankees 4-1 during a game at Yankee Stadium on August 4, 2016 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
April isn’t typically the month when Major League Baseball players decide to call it a career. The first full month of a normal season, it’s the time when guys gear up rather than wind down. This past April, we saw a rarity for former New York Mets players.